Intellectual Property
MGA, OMG Girlz dispute who had 'edgy look' first in 3rd federal trial
By Devon Belcher
In 2009, singer Tameka "Tiny" Harris, the wife of rapper Clifford "T.I." Harris, founded the teenage pop group that Sheppard M...
The lawsuit is the second such complaint to be filed against STIIIZY IP LLC, accusing it of marketing to teens, whose heavy u...
Maria Dulce Pino Dickerson reportedly lured investors with false claims of using their money to fund personal injury lawsuits,...
Securities, Government
SEC's 'crypto asset securities' claim against FTX raises doubts
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Addressing the SEC's filing in bankruptcy court in Delaware, Ripple Labs' chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, said the agenc...
The plaintiffs are seeking to have the project approvals rescinded and a new environmental review conducted.
Torts/Personal Injury
Doctoral student accuses LA law firm of defamation in letter to UC Davis
By Wisdom Howell
The student, also a researcher at the Aquarium of the Bay, said the Belous Law Corp. Did not investigate before following thei...
Class Action
Birddogs 'at cost' clothes sales prices are false, lawsuit says
By Wisdom Howell
"The concept of the campaign is simple: Birddogs purports to charge customers no more than the amount it costs Birddogs to pro...
AB 181, which grants judges and other state workers a raise, is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.
Government
State to pay $350K to settle sex harassment case against Treasurer Fiona Ma
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The notice of settlement came days after attorneys with Gavrilov & Brooks were substituted in to represent Ma against the ...
Judges and Judiciary
Even if Harris wins, Democrats likely to find judge confirmations harder
By Craig Anderson
Vice President Kamala Harris might have more constraints even if she prevails in the election, given the distinct possibility ...
Legislator who left Democrats finds it harder to move her crime-related bills
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"I offer these helpful amendments by simply adding the language from my Senate Bill 226, which previously passed this house 36...
Judges and Judiciary
Two new commissioners appointed to LA court
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The appointments will fill vacancies left open due to Tiffany W. Tai's appointment as a judge and the death of Commissioner Fr...
Rather than reducing the number of claims, defense attorneys argue recent changes to the PAGA law could have the unintended co...
Intellectual Property
MGA faces 3rd trial to defend doll against NIL claims
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Despite securing a win last year in federal court in Santa Ana, MGA Entertainment failed to convince U.S. District Judge James...
Civil Litigation
Security company settles with Target stabbing victims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Two victims of the November 2022 knife attack had accused a security guard and other store workers of failing to stop the assa...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Invisalign maker to settle antitrust claims for $27.5M
By Sunidhi Sridhar
"Antitrust cases are inherently risky and, while the plaintiffs believe their claims are sound, recovery is far from certain,"...
Civil Litigation
Mars 'stopped performing' sublicense agreement, California snack maker says
By Laurinda Keys
Mars also stopped Taste of Nature from displaying at a major trade show in May the products it was licensed to sell, and order...
From securing state and federal funding to negotiating contracts for cutting-edge hydrogen and battery-electric buses, Hanson ...
The settlement over the police accidental killing of a bystander at a Silver Lake market in 2018 is the largest pre-trial payo...
Judges and Judiciary
The crucial role of courtroom clerks in gaining juror trust
By Diana Bosetti
Judge Eric C. Taylor says showing appreciation to court staff can be the key factor in either gaining or losing the trust of j...
Law Practice, Consumer Law
Two CAALA speakers, a wedding and an anniversary
By Diana Bosetti
Juggling personal lives with professional commitments isn't something new for attorneys and friends Gary Dordick and Chris Dol...
State lawmakers approve updated protections for child entertainers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"It builds on the Coogan Act, which became the national standard protecting children from financial abuse in the entertainment...
Real Estate/Development, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Antitrust, housing lawyers doubt RealPage's algorithm defense
By Sunidhi Sridhar
"I don't think it's a powerful argument to say landlords didn't have to take the algorithm's suggestions because everyone took...
Banking
Plaintiffs consider summary judgment motion in California bond fraud case
By Wisdom Howell
The case accusing some of the nation's largest banks of artificially inflating bond interest rates has been mired in procedura...
Technology, Tax, Government
Hulu sues Sacramento over user tax on streaming services
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The same attorneys from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati sued the City of Lancaster in 2021 over a similar tax. Those plai...
State Bar & Bar Associations
CAALA convention to focus on getting more plaintiffs' lawyers on the bench
By Laurinda Keys
Ibiere Seck, president of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles credits bar association educational and networking...
Civil Litigation
Vested rights don't exempt landlord from new tenant protections, judge rules
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Nothing in the building permits contains or suggests "a promise that petitioner will be free of future tenant protections enac...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Court: State can hold young rapist longer than murderer
By Craig Anderson
The decision is the second by the court this year that rejected constitutional challenges to state laws that reject early rele...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary
AI could soon predict how your judge will rule
By Diana Bosetti
That was the message at the opening session of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles' annual convention in Las Veg...
Environmental & Energy
Environmental groups sue over logging project's impact on endangered owls
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit challenges federal agencies' approval of the South Fork Sacramento Public Safety and Forest Restoration Project on...